CONTACT:  www.stagelaunch.com

WEBSITE: www.ridgeplays.com

GENRE: Musical Comedy

CAST SIZE (M/F): 9M, 4F

LENGTH:  Full length

SUITABLE FOR ALL:    Yes

43rd Street is a musical parody that pays homage to many classic Broadway and Hollywood musicals, and pokes fun at the persona of screen legend Joan Crawford. Utilizing updated and re-worked songs from some of Tin Pan Alley’s greatest composers, it’s the ultimate backstage musical.

43rd Street draws a lot of energy from the staples of the traditional drag show: mockery of “traditional” values, camp humor, references to popular culture, and winks and nods at the audience. There is also an attitude of fringe in the script, but where many fringe shows seek to alienate older adults, it still reaches out to fans of classic cinema and early jazz music.

For the person with a keen knowledge of the genre, there are over one hundred and fifty different musicals referenced in the script, and a large portion of the dialogue is composed of show-tune lyrics.

43rd Street has been described as “An odd cross between a John Waters film and the Carol Burnett show.” This show is a work in progress."

GENRE: LGBTQIA Comedy

CAST SIZE (M/F): 9M, 5F

LENGTH:  Full length

SUITABLE FOR ALL:    No - ages 18+

Joseph March is not a happy man. He's stuck in a dead-end job. His boyfriend has left him for a younger man. There's a naked stranger in his bed and he's about to turn forty.

When his friends want to whisk him away for a surprise birthday getaway, what's a nice, gay guy supposed to do? Go along for the ride!!

Hoping for a little relaxation, his friends have made reservations at a spa they discovered in an internet chat room, but this is no ordinary spa. It's a health club, an educational seminar, a sex club, a nudist colony, a wilderness retreat and a penal institution all rolled into one!

Forced to say, Joe has ample time to re-examine his life. With the aid of his friends and an odd assortment of spa guests, Joe eventually decides that it's time to "Rejoin the human race," but that's easier said than done.

Danger, drugs, hilarious characters, disaster and true love are all just a road trip away!

If Joseph can survive the weekend, he just might find Euphoria.

GENRE: Dark Comedy

CAST SIZE (M/F): 2M, 1F

LENGTH:  Full length

SUITABLE FOR ALL:    No - for ages 18+. Contains adult content including strong language, nudity, drugs and self-harm.

SIGN OF LIFE is a story of unlikely, yet lasting friendships; of loss and love and the need for emotional and physical human interaction.

A lonely gay man, who suffers from a borderline personality disorder; his best friend, who truly loves him and the hustler from upstairs in need of an escape from an abusive relationship come together on an unforgettable and touching New Year's Eve.

At its' core, SIGN OF LIFE is a play about abuse; about people who abuse themselves; about people who abuse others; and about people who allow themselves to be abused.

SIGN OF LIFE was originally produced under the title of KILLING KITTENS.

GENRE: Comedic, Murder Mystery

CAST SIZE (M/F): 7M, 2F, 1GN

LENGTH:  Full length

SUITABLE FOR ALL:    No - ages 16+

In the vein of And Then There Were None, Clue and Murder by Death, THE VULTURES puts a modern, comedic, gay spin on the haunted house, mystery genre.

The story takes place at Westmount Estate, on the 20th anniversary of the death of publishing magnate Simon West. As the six potential heirs gather for the reading of his will, the mysterious housekeeper declares, “The relatives are swooping in like a wake of vultures ready to pick the carcass clean.”

Who will ultimately inherit the fortune? Will it be the charming realtor, the handsome male model, the dimwitted nail technician, the bitter old woman, the gay hairdresser, or the mild-mannered accountant?

Throw in a priceless pocket watch, an androgynous housekeeper, an escaped mental patient, and a pair of reunited lovers and the result is murder, with a hefty dose of laughs.

October 2026

Evolution Theatre in Columbus, OH.  United States

November 2026

Norwich Theatre in Norwich, NY   United States

January 2027

Slightly Off-Broadway Theatre, Excelsior, MO   United States